Maternal care for other conditions predominantly related to pregnancy

Description

pemphigoid gestationis: a rare pregnancy-associated autoimmune skin disease that is characterised by an itchy rash that develops into blisters. It is most common during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. It was previously known as herpes gestationis although it has no association with the herpes virus whatsoever.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode O15_PREG_MATERN_CARE
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: O26, ICD-9: 648
Hospital Discharge registry: exclude ICD-9 6480
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: O26, ICD-9: 648
Cause of Death registry: exclude ICD-9 6480
Sex specific endpoint 2
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 3
First defined in version DF3
Ontology
DOID 0040098, 14482
GWAS catalog 1000709
MESH D006559
SNOMED CT 86081009

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 1784 1784 N/A
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 1.35 2.37 N/A
Mean age at first event (years) 31.13 31.13 N/A
Median number of events / individual 1 1 N/A

Clinical metrics

Sex All Female Male
Recurrence within 6 months (%) 15.81 15.81 N/A
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.0 0.0 N/A

Associations